Well it looks like the anti-smacking bill will pass through parliament very soon, and will be law in NZ within a month, it will be illegal to smack your child,I don't really know all the in's and outs of the law as such, as i really don't see it effecting me a great deal,but all the same , just wondered what you all thought about this, a lot of NZer's are very against this,for obvious reasons,I am in two minds myself, i mean if it really does prevent someone from going on to abuse their child I am all for it, but seriously i cannot see that happening, keep in mind NZ has a very high rate of child abuse, which is not good, so i guess this is a step in the right direction.

your views would be appreciated.